Road Rail Trip Italy · 2018

5 exciting Nature Experiences in Italy.

Cypresses are standing in front of the window looking like tin soldiers. They seem to be watching closely what I'm going to do with the wine list. First of all I try to hold it not upside down to
not look like a total fool.

But don't worry: even without alcohol, Tuscany is beautiful - and is therefore one of my five favourite nature experiences in Italy, along with a volcano, an adventurous river hiking trail, a
picturesque coast and a jewel-island!

Cinque Terre: The Truth about the Villages.

The blue sky of Düsseldorf disappears and a grey pudding of clouds pushes into my sight. I'm staring out the scratched airplane window. Let's run from the cold and foggy German autumn and go to
Italy! Yay.

Shortly before we arrive in Milan, it comes the total break down. I'm not lying. The plane swings, the wind blows - and suddenly we just drop a few flaky feet. A stormy start to our two-week
road-rail trip through Italy, followed by even more rain, awesome views of the Cinque Terre and the hike of death.

Florence And Naples: Beauty and the Beast.

The train shoots through Tuscany, past dark green cypress trees that are rising like candles into the blue sky. Small stone houses lie on the tops of golden hills and the classic patterns of
vineyards flow across the slopes. We take the train from La Spezia via Pisa to Florence. There it is still pleasantly warm in mid-September and a bronze shimmer spreads over the entire
city. What I don't know yet: Only a few days later we will arrive in Naples and get a hard slap in our face.